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FXUFIRST TRUST UTILITIES ALPHADEX FUND

FIRST TRUST UTILITIES ALPHADEX FUND

$47.83+2.16% vs prior close
445152-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

FXU price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFXU close
Jul 22, 2026$50.08
Jul 23, 2026$50.15
Jul 24, 2026$50.27
Jul 27, 2026$49.71
Jul 28, 2026$49.78
Jul 29, 2026$49.17
Jul 30, 2026$48.85
Jul 31, 2026$48.48
Aug 3, 2026$48.44
Aug 4, 2026$48.45
Aug 5, 2026$47.89
Aug 6, 2026$47.85
Aug 7, 2026$48.08
Aug 10, 2026$47.51
Aug 11, 2026$48.01
Aug 12, 2026$48.22
Aug 13, 2026$48.44
Aug 14, 2026$48.69
Aug 17, 2026$48.51
Aug 18, 2026$48.64
Aug 19, 2026$48.65
Aug 20, 2026$48.44
Aug 21, 2026$47.46
Aug 24, 2026$47.94
Aug 25, 2026$47.96
Aug 26, 2026$48.19
Aug 27, 2026$47.81
Aug 28, 2026$47.34
Aug 31, 2026$46.52
Sep 1, 2026$46.84
Sep 2, 2026$46.70
Sep 3, 2026$47.13
Sep 4, 2026$47.08
Sep 8, 2026$47.57
Sep 9, 2026$47.04
Sep 10, 2026$46.66
Sep 11, 2026$46.45
Sep 14, 2026$46.03
Sep 15, 2026$45.60
Sep 16, 2026$45.68
Sep 17, 2026$46.03
Sep 18, 2026$45.49
Sep 21, 2026$45.23
Sep 22, 2026$45.10
Sep 23, 2026$44.46
Sep 24, 2026$43.81
Sep 25, 2026$43.95
Sep 28, 2026$43.62
Sep 29, 2026$44.12
Sep 30, 2026$43.92
Oct 1, 2026$44.12
Oct 2, 2026$44.36
Oct 5, 2026$44.44
Oct 6, 2026$45.23
Oct 7, 2026$45.23
Oct 8, 2026$45.35
Oct 9, 2026$45.62
Oct 12, 2026$45.93
Oct 13, 2026$46.19
Oct 14, 2026$46.21
Oct 15, 2026$46.10
Oct 16, 2026$46.86
Oct 19, 2026$46.02
Oct 20, 2026$46.73
Oct 21, 2026$46.82
Oct 22, 2026$47.83

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +6.3% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$275Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
274Kavg daily volume, 30 days
41holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed March 30, 2024 · beta 0.00

Sector weights

  • Utilities94.37%
  • Energy Minerals4.19%
  • Energy4.14%
  • Industrial Services2.85%
  • Industrials1.49%
  • Other0.47%
  • Mutual fund0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Utilities94.37%
Energy Minerals4.19%
Energy4.14%
Industrial Services2.85%
Industrials1.49%
Other0.47%
Mutual fund0.09%

Country weights

  • United States100%
  • Other0.18%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States100%
Other0.18%
Performance
1 week+2.1%
1 month+6.1%
3 months-4.5%
6 months-3.2%
YTD+6.3%
1 year+2.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.8%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
188Kshares traded
The case against FXU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FXU on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$191B+$817M695× the assets · +$817M in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$124.2B+$1.6B452× the assets · +$1.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$77.3B+$327M281× the assets · +$327M in over the monthHead-to-head
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.19%$75.1B+$2.2B274× the assets · +$2.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF0.19%$56.3B+$583M205× the assets · +$583M in over the monthHead-to-head
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